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Why do you think black-armoured bad guys always stride majestically instead of running? They can't afford the exhaustion!

I think a really obvious option may have been inadvertently left off the poll (or dumped in "other") "I have one set of cherished matched dice, period, and I will use them until they are balls."

"This probably should have been a poll." It was a poll. Don't you remember? It was always a poll. In other news, Oceania is at war with Eastasia. Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.

By hating the inconsistencies. Never underestimate the cathartic value of dislike!

Regardless of whether it is my own lore, or a published setting, my opinions are the same. Settings can (and should) evolve and grow. But Retcons are always - always - bad. If you don't like something in a settings past, it's ok to have the people in Universe not like it too. But it should...

"the community is just gonna get more and more progressive." Oh, the sweet optimism of youth. As long as we are digging up Ancient Greeks ... metaphorically, I hope... Cynicism needs to be in this discussion somewhere.

"Granted, some of the Grognards and Elder Players are still waaaaay less progressive than current WotC, which is way less progressive than the younger generation..." Define the cutoff age for "Grognards and Elder Players". (Because really, a conversation about moral philosophy isn't nearly a...

"1) Players are generally speaking more progressive than D&D itself and it's owners, and thus have been moving away from "All X are Evil" as an "Appropriate" position." I think that is a very recent- and still very debatably true - assertion

"The question is where one character's soul should go to when this died" Into the body of the replacement character! That's why they are entitled to get the dead characters magic items and treasure as soon as they show up.

More on the original topic... I think the default (not "allowable", just "default") moral philosophy of the game has actually changed between editions. Not just due to differing demographics of the players, but due to different assumptions/biases by the designers. 0E was more Consequentialist...

Darkshadow Edgedark the Rogue: And then I go slit the throat of the other 5 while they are still tied up! All together: FOR THAT SWEET, SWEET XP!

Most D&D parties are a combination of Murderologists and Hobotarians.

Anything that requires a detailed knowledge of Forgotten Realms lore. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Why on earth would players NOT try to join the negotiation just because their characters are bad at it? You can never FAIL a social interaction. You can only SUCCEED at turning it into a combat!

"There are HOW many wolves?!"

I eliminated Rule Zero.

Well, now we know the kind of presser Poochie would write.

The most meaningful measurement of personality is whether or not the person believes in personality tests.

What people choose to mock in their pretend paper titles makes an interesting personality test.

OTHER. The Bards Guild murders all the half-elf candidates before they take the first druid level 1E Bards are appallingly racist.